ROLLIN', JELLY STYLE THAT IS, et al

 

Here are all my Jelly rolls stacked up on

my ironing board--

the idea is, that I won't be able

to iron until I start sewing 

with them hahahaha;)))))!!

the 3 on the right are all batiks...

and all unopened as yet...

I began this morning with a few leftover

jelly strips from what must have been

a pack of 1930's repro prints that I

bought when my grandchildren were

al little 

(The oldest now is turning 26 this Nov.

my how time gets away from us)

I am planning some kind of 16-patch 

quilt; I am not sure how I will set them or

if I will add corner triangles...

These below were partial strips so I was

only able to get one block from each pair..

↨↨↨↨

Somewhere in my mind is the dream

that I may live long enough to see 

any great grandchildren 

that I may have

someday ----

and that these will be the start

of a baby quilt...

for the first one....

👶

["I can dream, can't I?" ...file under

songs for all occasions.;)))  ]

AND

below are the rest of those 

leftover strips sewn in pairs 

hanging over my ironing board...

These will yield 8 more blocks as they are

full length...

At least it's a start, right?  

I am really pushing myself

to get out of this "no-sew-jo" 

state of mind...

👹👺😞😟😡😢

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Here is the 2nd flowering of my

waxed amaryllis...

And my planted one has two opened flowers

left and one new stem about to burst into bloom.

This one got a little top heavy with FIVE

blossoms and began to list dramatically

so I propped the stem up gently with

a couple wooden chop sticks...

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It was one degree when I arose this

morning at 7:00 and has

now risen to 19....

This cold is slated to stay with

us throughout the coming week...

Fingers crossed we miss that

Nor'easter that is barreling up the

coastline toward us tomorrow!!

☃⛇

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

(Helga-is-back-in-business-euse)

SENTIMENTAL SCROLL PANEL #6 PROGRESS, et al

 

PANEL #6 IS NOW:

 invisibly basted and all

those raw edges 

are whip-stitched down...

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You can see all the little stitches...

I used Sulky Cotton Petite #12...

I really have come to love this thread...

it really suits my stitching...

Now, it will be onto the filling in

with Kantha stitching...

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Here is our back deck after the freezing sleet 

compacted the snow  down....

It was almost up to the 

bannister level...

Tom shoveled a little pathway just in

case we have to get out that way...

as the front door is drifted shut 

as is our garage door...

We are awaiting our exhausted snow plow guy 

to come and shovel the front walk for us...

So today we are staying put here...

We know the roads are passable, 

but why rush out there?

Tomorrow I am planning on 

doing the weekly food shopping...

Tonight:

Tom will have leftover

Beef Stew 

and

 I will have leftover 

chicken soup...

I hope you are staying safe and warm 

in this bitter cold...

☃⛄

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(still-making-neutral-Ojos-euse)

HELGA'S RETURN, et al

 

Helga decided she wanted to work with little squares

first thing when she returned...

😂😁😀😄😅😉

Here is her first effort: below

:)))))

She is sewing beautifully...

We are all set up for the next round tomorrow..

we are trying webbing these rows...

Seems to work pretty well...

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Meanwhile I have set up my

latest "Sentimental Scroll"

panel

I have invisible basted all the collaged pieces

in place so I could remove the pins

Blow you can see the little dimples the

basting stitches make on the front...

I learned this method from a class I took long ago 

on Jude Hill's blog

[called then "Spirit Cloth" ].

Next in line will be for me to whip stitch all

those raw edges before I begin

the embellishment rounds...

And here are two of my favorite 

hand stitching helpers..

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I use this little wooden thread caddy to hold

and deliver my basting thread, 

and the thread magic keeps the threads

from tangling and knotting as much...

;)))

There is a little magnet on the top right

of the caddy  to park your needle....

I really love this great gadget...

💓💖💗

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On the amaryllis front:

Five huge flowers on the

top of the first stem are pulling

my flowers over..

I had to prop it up a bit...

and the leaves have decided to

lie down on the job!! 

They did this once before and then

righted themselves--but this time 

they look a lot lower!!!!

S T R A N G E ...

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So far no snow here--

I think that the storm 

is due to hit us overnight 

and most of Sunday

and Monday--followed

by freezing sleet...

☃⛄⛇

🌚

If you are in the path of this 

"snow-ma-geddon"

stay safe and warm...

hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(happy-to-be-sewing-with-Helga-euse)

BOOKISH FRIDAY, et al

 

Are you a book person?  Above is my collection

of favorite books that I've read and 

re-read...;))))

(you can see titles if you click to enlarge.)

Of course this does not include my

DNF's or books that I consider MEH!!!

{You can see "Rochelle, Rochelle" our

Roomba on guard in front... ;))) }

And oh, yes, other bookcases:

This tall one holds all my quilting and

craft books and binders with all those

pages I've saved through the years from

the quilting mags I used to subscribe to...

and also some finished journals 

on the top shelf..

And, yes more still....

this smaller bookcase that

 I have just cleaned out

holds:

Crafting books, books on embroidery and books that

I will use to make journals, some DMC threads 

and,

[I see, a small rolled up quilt!! How did that get

stashed there???]

 On its top resides 3 of my six drawer

units and various 

finished journals on display....

And last but certainly not least,

Here is my small collection of

hard cover Agatha Christies

that I am slowly amassing.

I started by adding one on my birthday yearly...

My other Agathas are in paperback form in my big

bookcase...(top photo)..

There are many other books scattered about our home

on tables, chairs, in corners etc etc....

My cookbooks are on a shelf in the laundry room

for example and on some kitchen shelves...

This is definitely a "bookish" household...

📓📒📑📕📖📙📘📗📚

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I've finished the next panel on my

"Sentimental Scroll"

Mainly showcasing my Grand-mere's crochet piece...

and attached to the scroll now...

Sitting right next to the lovely tulip....

I am in the planning stages for the next two

sections...then i think it will be

pretty much completed except for the 

piece sewed onto the bobbin and the closure...

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FYI:

Helga has returned home after

her spa treatment and is

in fine form....anxious

to begin sewing...

Stay safe if you will be in the path of

this humungous storm bearing

down upon us Sunday....

Hugs, Julierose

La blageuse

(reading-planning-inside-for-sure-euse)

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY (sort of)

YESTERDAY EVENING..

TODAY, 

AND...

TOMORROW....

Hugs, Julierose,

La blageuse

(enjoying-my-Amaryllis-euse)

 

HIGH AND LOW, et al

 

Here is my 2nd amaryllis finally

coming into flowering and at the

lowest base you can just 

see another bud forming--

this has been the funniest of bulbs--

see those leaves falling

over at the back?  

Well, they do that and then

they get themselves back up again!  

They've done it 3 times now...

Strange...👻👽

Looks like these flowers will be so

pretty and striated with pinks, 

reds, and greens. ;)))

My 1st waxed bulb's flowers have 

all faded but a new stalk with

a bud has arisen...to take their place

I've really had good luck with these

this year--both bought on Amazon...

while searching for the least $$$

ones!! 😁😂😆

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I've set up my next panel on my

"Sentimental Scroll"

It is just pinned in place on a 

background of scraps that

I first invisibly basted and then

whip stitched all the raw edges...

This large crocheted piece was made by my

Grand-mere; this is one-half of it...

The two flowers represent her love

of flower gardening and the buttons refer

to the fact that she was quite the seamstress;

making men's suitcoats and white dress

shirts for sale and some extra income...

and....

This little piece of script fabric tear off

which refers to a "Marie"

is perfect as my Grand-mere's best friend

was named Marie...

And...

it even looks like my Grand-mere's 

hand writing--how serendipitous!

(click to enlarge)

 

I often buy fabrics just because I like

the look of them not having a specific 

plan for them...but somehow they

all seem to get used...;))))

I hope to begin invisibly tacking this

in place.

I am trying not to think too

 far ahead and just to

let the fabrics guide me...

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We received an addition 4.5" of 

snow overnight...

here is what it looked like at

4:30 p,m, yesterday from our

living room during our cocktail hour:

👥👫

Taken through our picture window 

overlooking our surrounding forest....

it was so dark at that hour--you can

just make out the lamp's reflection...

This picture will go into my 

Trader Joe's Pita Box Junque Journal

(that's a mouthful hahaha!!).

I will use my Canon mini printer which

I have found absolutely invaluable for

small pictures --2"x3" to fit on 

my pages...

I hope you are enjoying this MLK Holiday

weekend and remembering that

Love, Light, and Hope are

the message....during these

"Dark Days".

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(stitching-with-hope)

WHILE HELGA'S AWAY.... et al

 

....the shop vac will play...

{you can enlarge and see my little

kitty cat wall hanging there;}

Tom helped me to move all the 

tables, bins, baskets, etc.

aside and he is using our Shop Vac to 

deep clean my sewing room...

Above is the "little lady" whose suction is

strong enough to pick up errant

pins and slivers of fabric, too...;)))

Even those closet door trims are getting

a "going over"!! Tom is nothing if not

thorough 😊👲👳👴!!!

I attribute that to his Army Days...

He is also a super suitcase packer...

{the other kitty cat hanging}

💋👫

Helga won't recognize the place 

when she arrives home from her

"Spa Treatment". ;)))))

So "spic and also span"!!

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MEANWHILE....

I have been working on 

"Lollipop Flowers"

The basket is quilted in a matching blue to the 

surrounding stitches..

and I am

moving onto the first  bottom border

Using cream perle 8 cotton thread...

I have quite a long journey to finish

the hand quilting

on this one....

Figuring out thread colors should prove

interesting...

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Tonight we will be having a lighter

supper:

BLT's and a few french fries

on the side...

[after my week of a whole

lot of cooking including lasagna and 

chicken and rice casserole--both

of which are labor intensive...]

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(Quilting-slowly-euse)

JANUARY "SNOW" JOURNAL, et al

 

Here are the next two and final

pages for my little fabric booklet

for January following

Roxy's Journal of Stitchery Volume #9:

My chosen book was 

"Snow" by John Banville--

and since we have always lived

by the sea.....

The following two pages are 

subtitled:

"Winter by the Sea..."

and

I am still using the leftover

blue silk from the dress my Mom

made for me to represent 

 the ocean waves....

I made a couple little sea creatures--

a pretend crab with the two beady

eyes (L)

 and a little sea horse...

and below...

some underwater flora...

I also ringed the moon with some gold thread...

I used this piece of hand dyed fabric 

leftover from "Dark Days"

and the lacey bit to show the floating moon..

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Next, I will  sew the pages together

back to back and then into 

the little booklet...

making some hand stamped

titles to go along with

my pages...

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We are awaiting the incoming 

cold front/stormy weather

that is coming overnight...

Definitely 

"Puffy coat" weather here...

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(slowly-stitching-euse)